Vegetarian Nyonya Style Pumpkin Cake

I got this idea of making this yummylicious pumpkin cake when i was in Melaka. On the last day before i leave Melaka, my friend took me and a friend to the market area to get some local delicacies for breakfast. So i bought the pumpkin cake cuz over here where i'm from they dont have this and i was curious bout the taste as well. When i tasted it i instantly fell in love with it. Not sure why but i jst did , i guess thats how they explain love at first sight n i suppose this is wht i call love at first mouthful! 

I even asked my Melaka-born friend for the recipe but he didnt have it so all i've left to figure out was my taste buds. To be honest, while i was eatin it i was there tryin to decipher wht's the ingredients for it, so i thought, why not i give it a try on the vague ingredients i have in mind. So a few days has passed and i was craving for this particular cake so i thought, now's the perfect timing to make it.

So i bought an average size of golden pumpkin when i was doin the household's grocery shopping. The first try out was a non-vegetarian pumpkin cake for i've added some dried shrimps into the process to make it more aromatic. The second try out, i did it the vegetarian style, with no dried shrimps  but replaced it with shallots, pepper and 5-spice powder.